01/27/2009

Isabella Fiddler Kinmond 1882-1901

There was a time when genealogists looked the other way when they found information that may seem controversial. No horse thieves thank you! Today, we find what we find and put it into the perspective it deserves. Isabella Fiddler Kinmond was the older sister of my great-grandmother. This article is from the Portland [Maine] Daily Advertiser. I can't imagine what my great-great-grandfather went through emotionally finding her body. The note found pinned to her body read "Dear Billie--I have gone forever. You have heard about it by this time most likely. No one will ever know why I did it. Goodbye Forever. Belle. This is all I leave as a reason for my sin." The story doesn't identify the Billie in question. Evidently it was a love affair gone badly.